If it was both eyes simultaneously, unlikely to be shingles. Usually a single

Jan 21, 2020
9:28:04am

eyes4byu Starter

dermatome and side is affected. Probably merits further diagnostic testing when acute. The fact you are still alive past your twenties is favorable.

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Anyone on the board dealt with Shingles?

whiteninja

1/20/20 9:29pm

Isn't there an oil for that?

mulletino

1/20/20 9:30pm

RE: Isn't there an oil for that?

JohnnyComeLately

1/20/20 9:31pm

There are steroids for that.

BW84

1/20/20 9:59pm

I had it super randomly in my early 20's. Got some good pain meds tho

Mayor of Cougartown

1/20/20 9:31pm

Scars? No one mentioned scars...was it bad?

whiteninja

1/20/20 9:32pm

My wife got them during her pregnancy with our first

A_blue_car

1/20/20 9:47pm

thought it was typical. Just maybe looks like a burn mark but with bumps?

Mayor of Cougartown

1/20/20 10:17pm

You'll have scars for sure.

Mister P

1/21/20 5:34am

I had it in my 20's. It didn't hurt like everyone said it should.

tjngirlz

1/20/20 9:36pm

If it was both eyes simultaneously, unlikely to be shingles. Usually a single

eyes4byu

1/21/20 9:28am

This is right, mine was only on one side of my face...

CoachSpeak

1/21/20 11:24am

It was on one side and in between

tjngirlz

1/21/20 6:23pm

My wife has shingles. Get meds and also reduce stress in your life

newbie

1/20/20 9:37pm

The doc thought it might be from the stress of marathon training...

whiteninja

1/20/20 9:41pm

what is your schedule like? shouldn't be that taxing on the body at this point

BlueFrog

1/20/20 9:46pm

Well last week and this are really easy 2 weeks ago was rough...

whiteninja

1/20/20 9:49pm

that's too many miles. when is your marathon?

BlueFrog

1/20/20 9:50pm

This week.

whiteninja

1/20/20 9:53pm

seems like too heavy of a schedule to me. A 10-15-10-20 week is my big week before a 50 miler not a marathon. Good

BlueFrog

1/20/20 9:55pm

Thanks...that was actually my best week...

whiteninja

1/20/20 10:07pm

One thing I just thought of...I was training with my wife those weeks and she..

whiteninja

1/20/20 10:11pm

Sorry

whiteninja

1/20/20 9:54pm

Chicken pox virus. Your marathon schedule might be compromising nervous system.

MajorZeus

1/20/20 9:45pm

What!! I was told once maybe twice in a lifetime

whiteninja

1/20/20 9:50pm

I got them 1.5 years ago at 26. I don't have any scars, but I got them on my

trom2foot3

1/20/20 9:56pm

RE: Anyone on the board dealt with Shingles?

AD4

1/20/20 10:02pm

Had it twice. Once on my hip and once in back of neck. Both fairly small

BW84

1/20/20 10:02pm

Yea I cant imagine on the face. Mine hurt to touch and it sucks

whiteninja

1/20/20 10:15pm

I got it at 35. not my favorite.

TN_Coug

1/20/20 10:18pm

If it only hurts when you touch it, you got a very mild version.

Lance71

1/20/20 10:20pm

Yes I had them when I was about your age...

CoachSpeak

1/20/20 10:24pm

that's terrible. Hopefully you didnt get it in your eye. thats bad.

TN_Coug

1/20/20 10:35pm

That was a big worry...

CoachSpeak

1/20/20 10:42pm

My 3 year old has had it.... It's super random, and it sucks.

UberDeek

1/21/20 12:08am

3? Isn't that just Chicken Pox?

whiteninja

1/21/20 5:39am

Yeah, except he was vaccinated for chicken pox, but since it's a live vaccine

UberDeek

1/21/20 10:46am

Wife got it at around 42 years old, dr thought she was too young & misdiagnosed

Blue Cougar

1/21/20 12:22am

Twice! I had a friend tell me to go right away and get them treated

grosven

1/21/20 3:23am

I got it in my late 30s. It was very mild. Two spots on my ribcage.

Mister P

1/21/20 5:27am

A good friend of mine had it, sounded miserable, so I got the shingles vaccine

Solomon Levi

1/21/20 5:40am

I got shingles when I was 45 yrs old. The sores weren't very bad and not too

m0resn0w

1/21/20 9:42am

My brother got it this last year. He's 57. He said it is the worst he's felt

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